Most iguanas are indigenous to the Americas. So how did the Fijian species end up on the island, nearly 5000 miles away in ...

For decades, the native iguanas of Fiji and Tonga have presented an evolutionary mystery. Every other living iguana species ...

This discovery not only sheds light on the resilience of iguanas but also highlights the broader role of overwater dispersal ...

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Researchers have long wondered how iguanas got to Fiji, a collection of remote islands in the South Pacific. Most modern-day iguanas live in the Americas — thousands of miles and one giant ...

A new study tracks down where native iguanas in Fiji and an extinct species from Tonga came from, offering clues about the ecosystems of volcanic islands.

Simon Scarpetta et al. explored the biogeographic origins of Fijian iguanas (Brachylophus) using genome-wide sequence data sampled from 14 living iguana species belonging to eight genera. Phylogenomic ...

MIAMI, Fla. (WBBH/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A man has turned to iguana eggs for breakfast as the cost of eggs continues to soar. As egg prices rise, a Florida man has found a unique solution by ...

Genetic studies indicate they share a common ancestor with desert iguanas from the American Southwest, suggesting overwater rafting was a plausible arrival route. The theory of "rafting", where ...

Story continues below this ad After sampling the genetics from 14 living iguana species, the researchers found that the Fijian species’ closest living relatives were the genus Dipsosaurus, a group of ...

The team found that the closest living relative of Fijian iguanas is the Dipsosaurus — a type of desert iguana native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, according to the ...